作者: Brittin Wagner , Gregory A. Filice , Dimitri Drekonja , Nancy Greer , Roderick MacDonald
DOI: 10.1086/678057
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摘要: Objective. Evaluate the evidence for effects of inpatient antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) on patient, prescribing, and microbial outcomes.Design. Systematic review.Methods. Search MEDLINE (2000 through November 2013), Cochrane Library, reference lists relevant studies. We included English language studies with patient populations to United States (ie, infectious conditions prescriptions required antimicrobials) that evaluated ASP interventions reported outcomes interest. Study characteristics data were extracted reviewed by investigators trained research personnel.Results. Few intervention types (eg, audit feedback, guideline implementation, decision support) substantially impacted outcomes, including mortality, length stay, readmission, or incidence Clostridium difficile infection. However, most not powered adequately demonstrate impacts outcomes. Most associated ...